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PARSIPPANY, N.J., March XX - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ochww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced Pete Smith, the regional executive creative director for its offices in the Asia Pacific region, has been selected as a juror on the Health & Wellness panel for the first Cannes Lions Health festival, to be held June 13-14 in Cannes, France.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Lions Health (www.lions-health.com), created by the Cannes Lions organization, is a two-day festival dedicated to sharing brave and innovative communications ideas that have overcome unique challenges faced by healthcare brands, and succeededâ€”through creativityâ€”in generating value and changing lives. While recognizing the industry's intricacies and the regulatory framework of healthcare marketing, the Lions Health Awards aims to set a new standard for creative excellence by celebrating only the very best work. All winning entries will be presented with a Lion trophy at an awards ceremony on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at the Palais des Festivals et des CongrÃ¨s in Cannes.

Pete Smith comes to the Health & Wellness jury with more than 20 years of experience in the advertising industry. Having begun his career on the consumer side of the business in his native Australia, Pete has launched and maintained some of the region's most successful healthcare brands. Now based out of Shanghai with OCHWW's Ogilvy CommonHealth group, Pete serves as creative lead for the agency's entire Asia Pacific region. His award-winning team is focused on creating innovative, influential, standout work while maintaining a "passionate pursuit of improving the health and well-being of a very large percentage of the people on the planet."

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 19 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ochww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced that the United Kingdom-based Ogilvy Healthworld's "Committed to Lupus" film was ranked 9th in the campaigns section of Advertising Health's "World Top 10" list.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Ogilvy Healthworld created the "Committed to Lupus" campaign to announce the launch of the first new therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in over 50 years. The film demonstrated how physicians can be inspired to take an innovative approach and join the evolution of SLE treatment, highlighting the newly approved treatment as a milestone in the history of lupus.

Advertising Health's "World Top 10" list was developed by aggregating the results of 2013's major healthcare awards shows, including the CLIO Healthcare Awards, the IPA Best of Health Awards, The Global Awards, Med Ad News' Manny Awards, the MM&M Awards, the PM Society Awards, and the Rx Club Awards. Advertising Health's "World Top 10" list categorized agencies, campaigns, clients, and countries. Advertising Health is a website dedicated to disseminating healthcare advertising agency news and information about the industry, and creating an unfiltered conversation around the work in healthcare marketing.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., January 15 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced the network's "Seven (and a Half) Tips to Jump Start Your Visual Content Strategy" presentation, created and delivered by Buddy Scalera at the 2013 Content Marketing World conference, was among the top 3% most viewed decks on SlideShare (slideshare.net) in 2013.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

The presentation, developed by Mr. Scalera, SVP, Multichannel Content Strategy at Ogilvy CommonHealth in Parsippany, explains the importance of a brand's visual content strategy and highlights very specific ways to improve it.

"Seven (and a Half) Tips to Jump Start Your Visual Content Strategy" was posted to the popular slide hosting service SlideShare in September, earning itself a spot as one of the most viewed presentations on the website within four months. SlideShare gets an estimated 58 million visitors a month and supports the sharing of information through PowerPoint, PDF and Keynote documents.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

In his new post as EVP, chief digital officer, Mr. Patel will be responsible for leading the network's New Jersey- and New York-based digital groups, both overseeing and driving the expansion of the teams' collective offerings and client base. Additionally, he will collaborate with the chief creative officers in both the New York and New Jersey offices to develop and maintain the highest-quality digital creative output and manage the agency's technology groups to ensure a superior digital experience for the agency's current and prospective client brands.

Mr. Patel has more than 20 years of experience in digital media, web, information technology, and operations in the healthcare, retail, and hospitality industries. Over the course of his career, Mr. Patel co-founded two companiesâ€”Hospitality Perspectives, a marketing consulting organization catering to the travel industry, and Avivocom, a startup banner ad development company that has since been rebranded as Live Advizor, in Montclair. He has also held many senior-level positions in the technology arena including SVP, managing director for the digital division of HealthEd, a healthcare education company located in Clark; global lead, digital and social at Chandler Chicco Companies, a global healthcare communications group in New York City; and global chief information officer for Euro RSCG in New York City (now Havas Worldwide). Immediately prior to joining Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, Mr. Patel was the global head of digital and innovation at inVentiv Health, a life science knowledge and services company located in New York City. As chief digital officer at Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, he will report directly to Marc Weiner, managing partner with the organization.

Marc Weiner shared, "I couldn't be more pleased that Ritesh has joined the OCHWW network. His extensive background in healthcare, digital media, and technology makes him the ideal leader for our NY and NJ teams. Ritesh is a proven visionaryâ€”his history of innovation, combined with his insights into how digital will help shape the future of healthcare marketing, ensures we will continue to exceed our clients' expectations while raising the bar for what digital excellence will look like moving forward."

"I am delighted to join such a great organization. Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide has a great track record and I am looking forward to collaborating with folks in the organization to deliver innovative digital solutions for our clients," said Mr. Patel.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 23 - Ritesh Patel, EVP, chief digital officer at Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, will serve as a panelist for the Agnitio closed-loop marketing (CLM) Webinar on Responsive Communications "How to Respond to What Healthcare Professionals Are Telling Us" on Wednesday, June 25, at 9 a.m.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Mr. Patel joins the panel as one of three healthcare communications experts. The webinar will address a number of diverse subjects under the CLM premise. Along with the other panelists, Mr. Patel will speak specifically to industry trends and audience expectations, the generation of return on investment (ROI) from content adaptation, how to support the salesforce, and which key performance indicators (KPIs) should be used in support of channel strategies.

Agnitio is a digital communication company that develops marketing software focused on building meaningful customer relationships. For more details or to register for the Agnitio webinar, visit: http://agnitio.com/news/clm-expert-webinar-responsive-communications.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Mr. Balogh, who has been with the organization for more than three years, has been promoted from SVP, director of technology, to SVP, chief technology officer. In his new position, Mr. Balogh will lead the team of programmers and developers in both the New Jersey and New York offices, oversee the direction of the Ogilvy CommonHealth Innovation Lab, and work to constantly integrate the latest technology into all aspects of the organization. Mr. Balogh has published many articles in the healthcare technology space and is continually sought to speak at industry events.

Mr. Kremen has been elevated from user experience specialist to VP, user experience specialist. With Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide for nearly three years, Mr. Kremen has written multiple user personas and user test documents for many healthcare brands. In his new position, Mr. Kremen will be tasked with standardizing and creating user experience best practices to be deployed across the organization.

"Matt and Skot have elevated our digital offerings to a new level; these promotions are definitely well deserved and serve to signal the innovations and forward thinking yet to come from these two talented individuals," shared Marc Weiner, managing partner at Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 5 - Deborah Ciauro, VP, creative director from Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), has been named an industry Rising Star by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) at its 25th Woman of the Year award luncheon held on Thursday at the Hilton in New York City.

Ms. Ciauro is the first creative from Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide to ever receive this honor. For the 20+ years she has been employed at the agency, Ms. Ciauro has made valuable contributions to a variety of brands in markets such as antivirus, breast, chemotherapy-induced anemia and nausea, leukemia, HIV and more.

"Dedication, creativity, an amazing aesthetic, and strategic savvy are all part of Deborah's creative work," shared Scott Watson, EVP, chief creative officer of Ogilvy CommonHealth. "A strong conceptual thinker, she builds brands from the ground up, from character and hallmark development to campaign execution across global markets. She maps out a brand's long term goals and identifies solutions to achieve them, both creatively and strategically."

Those selected by the HBA as Rising Stars are considered up-and-coming professionals in various sectors of the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advertising, public relations, medical education and market research, among other fields. Nominated by HBA's corporate members, the Rising Stars represent various career stages and disciplines, and have demonstrated noteworthy achievements and proven attention to advancing their careers.

The HBA is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement of women in the healthcare industry. Headquartered in New Jersey with chapters and affiliates nationwide, the HBA provides educational opportunities for both women and men to develop cutting-edge industry knowledge and leadership skills; recognizes outstanding women in the industry; provides opportunities for networking; creates greater visibility for women in the industry; fosters mentoring relationships; and serves as a conduit for research on career advancement issues. For further information on the HBA or to read more about all the honorees, please go to http://www.hbanet.org/2014-rising-stars.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., February 5 - Angelo Campano, analytics consultant and Kristen Sween, senior copywriter from Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, were named to the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame's (MAHF) second annual Future Famers Program at last night's awards dinner held at the Pierre Hotel in yNew York City.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Over the past decade, the MAHF has recognized those individuals who have made a lasting mark on healthcare advertising by inducting them into the Hall of Fame. The Future Famers Award recognizes those who are destined to leave their mark on the industry. To be eligible for the award, recipients should be in medical advertising for no more than five years and have already made a significant contribution in the healthcare marketing arena. In addition, recipients must show a solid commitment to community service, either at a local or national level.

Mr. Campano, a member of the Ogilvy Healthworld Marketing Analytics & Consulting team in New York has been with Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide for four years, and Ms. Sween has been with the network for more than two years at Ogilvy CommonHealth in Parsippany. Both employees were nominated by OCHWW as prime examples of young, healthcare marketing professionals making a positive impact in not only medical communications, but society as a whole.

The MAHF was founded in 1996 to preserve the history of the medical advertising profession and honor its founders. Its members include roughly three dozen leading healthcare advertising agencies and medical publishers. For information on the MAHF, visit its web site at www.mahf.com, or contact David Gideon, executive director at david@mahf.com.

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OGILVY COMMONHEALTH WORLDWIDE'S BUDDY SCALERA TO PRESENT FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR AT INTELLIGENT CONTENT CONFERENCE

PARSIPPANY, N.J., February 25 - Buddy Scalera, SVP of multichannel content strategy at Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, has once again been asked to present at the sold out, sixth annual Intelligent Content Conference, a national marketing event to be held February 26-28 in San Jose, CA.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Mr. Scalera will deliver a solo presentation to the diverse audience titled, "Intelligent Visual Content Strategy for Happy Marketers." His lecture will focus on developing an effective and measurable visual content strategy that maximizes organic traffic to a marketer's owned, earned, and social properties. Additionally, Mr. Scalera will participate in the "Breaking Down Barriers: Moving the Discipline of Content Strategy Forward to Support Intelligent Content" panel discussion.

The sixth annual Intelligent Content Conference is designed to equip marketers with the knowledge needed to break down organizational and technological barriers preventing them from connecting content with those who need it. The event will showcase examples, standards, methods, strategies, and tools needed to help organizations deliver the right information, to the right people, at the right time, in the right language, on any device.

For more information on the fifth annual Intelligent Content Conference, visit: www.intelligentcontentconference.com/.

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OGILVY COMMONHEALTH WORLDWIDE RECRUITS MAGGIE HELMIG AS EVP, GLOBAL BRAND LEAD FOR NEW YORK OFFICE

PARSIPPANY, N.J., January 20 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), announced the addition of Maggie Helmig as executive vice president, global brand lead at the network's Ogilvy Healthworld office in New York City.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

In her new position, Ms. Helmig will lead an integrated client team as the global brand lead and be responsible for maintaining the agency's current client relationships. Additionally, she will develop account team personnel and oversee strategic and tactical planning projects.

Ms. Helmig joins Ogilvy Healthworld with more than 25 years in the healthcare industry. She has held senior-level positions on both the client and agency sides of the business including president of The Eden Communications Group; senior vice president, managing director at Harrison Wilson & Associates, (now Harrison Star, healthcare advertising agency); and executive director of advertising and member o the marketing management committee at Ciba Pharmaceuticals (now Novartis). Immediately prior to signing on with the Ogilvy CommonHealth network, Ms. Helmig was employed as senior vice president of global strategic accounts at InVentiv Health, a global provider of clinical, commercial and consulting services in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Elevated from her previous post as International Managing Director, Ms. Piette's new responsibilities will include leading the GBM team across Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide's various disciplines. She will also be charged with developing and maintaining the agency's international client relationships. Ms. Piette will report to Gloria Gibbons, president of EAME.

Ms. Piette has more than 18 years of international client management experience with a strong focus on healthcare communications. An English native, she relocated to France nearly two decades ago to help launch the European Food Information Council (EUFIC), a nonprofit organization which communicates science-based information on nutrition and health, food safety and quality. Ms. Piette joined Ogilvy & Mather in 2000 to work on the launch of the IBM global strategic alliances then in 2003 she transitioned to OgilvyOne, Ogilvy's customer engagement agency. In 2006, she joined Ogilvy CommonHealth to help develop the international client base in Europe.

Ms. Piette shared, "As an increasing number of clients request integrated and agile solutions for their brands across the geos, our GBM team is uniquely positioned to provide cutting-edge solutions to tackle global, regional or local brand challenges with poise and efficiency by accessing a broad range of insights, experience and best practice from within Ogilvy. I am thrilled to be leading the team."

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OCHWW'S SCALERA AND BALOGH TO PRESENT AT THE INTELLIGENT CONTENT CONFERENCE ON LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTHCARE

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 6 - Buddy Scalera and Matt Balogh of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, have been tapped to speak at the Intelligent Content Conference on Life Sciences and Healthcare to be held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, CA on May 8 and 9.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

The inaugural Intelligent Content Conference on Life Sciences and Healthcare will showcase solutions to the complexâ€”and often uniqueâ€”content challenges faced by pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare information companies. Mr. Scalera, SVP of multichannel content strategy and Mr. Balogh, SVP, director of technology will give a joint presentation titled "Beyond the Pill: The Promise of Connected Health." Additionally, Mr. Scalera will deliver a solo lecture titled "Flat Earth Theory and How to Inspire Change in Your Healthcare Organization."

For more information on the first annual Intelligent Content Conference Life Sciences and Healthcare, visit: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/76575/154467/.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Reporting directly to Rich Trezza, general manager of both Ogilvy CommonHealth Payer Marketing and Ogilvy Healthworld Payer Marketing, Ms. Andrews will be responsible for the strategic direction of all Ogilvy CommonHealth's payer accounts. She will lead the account team on all strategic projects, including competitive assessments, product launch planning efforts, market research, and overseeing client deliverables and key brand milestones. Additionally, Ms. Andrews will be tasked with spearheading the agency's payer pitch efforts and leading client outreach initiatives to drive new business opportunities.

Ms. Andrews brings more than 15 years of strategic and marketing experience to Ogilvy CommonHealth Payer Marketing from both the client and agency sides of the pharmaceutical industry. She started her career in pharmaceutical manufacturing, developing outcomes management and economic programs at AstraZeneca, before moving on to work in brand marketing for Genentech, a biotechnology company. Ms. Andrews has held various senior-level positions in the healthcare industry on the agency side of the business, including vice president, business development at NMCR, AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, a pharmaceutical analytics communications company; principal at NeoMente Consulting firm; and chief marketing officer at technology startup EthoSquare. Immediately prior to joining the Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide network, Ms. Andrews served as senior vice president, director of client services at The Hobart Group marketing and communications company.

Mr. Trezza shared, "With Michele joining our team, this is an example of our continued growth and evolution as the leader in providing payer marketing support to the biopharmaceutical industry. She is a strategic thinker and approaches the business in a very client-centric manner."

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., October 3 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced the Marketing Analytics & Consulting group of Ogilvy Healthworld will be hosting the 2nd Annual Partnership Summit on October 10th from 12:00-3:30PM at the network's New York City office. The summit will be a convention-style event to allow Ogilvy employees and clients alike to engage with both the analytics team and the agency's vendor partners.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Guests will gain knowledge of how the agency's potential offerings may be leveraged to benefit specific client brands and goals, as well as learn about the innovative projects that are currently underway. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with members from the Ogilvy Healthworld Marketing Analytics & Consulting team, as well as representatives from many of the organization's partner vendors including: World One/Sermo (worldoneinteractive.com), Steffen FX (steffenfx.com), McKesson Patient Relationship Solutions (mckesson.com), MetaPharm (metapharm.com), Group DCA (groupdca.com), Survey Sampling International (surveysampling.com), Smartbase Technologies (smartbasesolutions.com), PDR, Inc. (pdrinc.net), and MPR/Haymaker Marketing (empr.com and haymakermarketing.com).

The event will be held at 636 11th Avenue in New York City, on the 5th floor in the conference room area and connecting hallways and is open to all Ogilvy employees and their clients. Food and beverages will be served and all those in attendance will receive raffle tickets to win prizes such as Ogilvy umbrellas, satchels, and a grand prize of a Google Chromebook. For further information, please contact Angelo Campano at 646-464-4777;angelo.campano@ogilvy.com or Peter von Bartheld at 646-464-4887;peter.vonbartheld@ogilvy.com.

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NEW LEADERSHIP AT OGILVY COMMONHEALTH'S AGENCY IN AUSTRALIA

PARSIPPANY, N.J., September 24 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced that Gary Pattison has been appointed Group Managing Director at Ogilvy CommonHealth in Australia.

"I am delighted to be taking the helm of Ogilvy CommonHealth in Australia," Mr. Pattison said. "It's a great honor to be on board and be associated with an iconic brand like Ogilvy. The global health network within Ogilvy has ambitious plans, and I see an agile, inventive, connected and visionary group of health communication experts. I am looking forward to leading the group as we change, evolve and innovate in the new world of health and wellness. The prospect of building upon what we already have in Ogilvy CommonHealth in terms of our people, expertise and clients is a mouth-watering one."

Mr. Pattison replaces Graham Edwards, who will retire at the end of the year. A 17-year veteran in commercial roles within health communication agencies in both the UK and Australia, Mr. Pattison relocated from the UK to Sydney in 2006 to set up the first fully integrated, high-science, medical communication unit in Australia. Within 3 years, he led it to become an award-winning medical communication and medical education agency.

A member of the Australian AFA Healthcare Communications Council for many years and an Effie Awards judge, Mr. Pattison has been working with the Ogilvy CommonHealth team as an operational consultant for the past 3 months to help effect a timely and thorough handover from Mr. Edwards.

OCHWW Global Chairman and CEO Matt Giegerich praised Mr. Edwards' significant accomplishments. "He is a visionary leader who established us in the Australian healthcare communications market, and has over the years served Ogilvy Group illustriously under various roles including managing the Asia Pacific Region. Graham has been both a colleague and a friend to many of us in the OCH family, and we are indebted to his vision and commitment for propelling us to our present position in the industry."

On Mr. Pattison's appointment, OCHWW Asia Pacific Director Rohit Sahgal said, "With every transition comes the chance to discover new leadership and to scour the industry for the absolute best. Australia has always played a prominent role in our regionwide footprint, and it was critical we got it right. I am delighted to announce that we have found just that individual in Gary Pattison. Gary is a seasoned communications professional with sound local and global experiences on pharmaceutical brand launches and disease area education programmes, across a variety of therapeutic areas."

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OGILVY COMMONHEALTH SENDS TWO TO SPEAK AT MEDICAL ADVERTISING HALL OF FAME'S YOUNG EXECUTIVES NIGHT OUT

PARSIPPANY, N.J., September 24 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced that Scott Watson, Chief Creative Officer, and Shaun Urban, Managing Partner, will present sessions at Young Executives Night Out, an educational event held by the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame (MAHF), on September 24 at Convene in New York City.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

MAHF was founded in 1996 to honor men and women who have made significant contributions to the medical advertising profession. It also serves to document the history of the industry and attract next-generation talent. Young Executives Night Out is only in its second year, but after positive feedback from last year's occasion, MAHF was eager to host the event again. Attendees are typically professionals who have been in the business for 2 to 4 years. Sessions are small, with about 30 people per room, allowing for intimate, college-like exchanges.

This year will mark Mr. Watson's second appearance in the program, after he and his copresenter, Robin Shapiro of Corbett Accel Healthcare Group, received high praise for their session last fall. Mr. Watson's session is titled "What Makes a Great Ad." The copresenters will critique each other's respective ads and provide insight on which elements make for a great advertisement. They will also show winning ads from the 2012 MM&M awards and dissect each aspect of a great advertisement.

Mr. Urban will lead the session "Client Problem Solving" with his copresenter, John Marchese of Sudler New York. In the assembly, Mr. Urban will address working with clients, particularly highlighting how to handle client relationships that are particularly challenging. Common issues to be highlighted include challenges like, "impossible project requests" and how to deal with client demands that fall outside the scope of a job. Mr. Urban and Mr. Marchese will field questions and problems from the audience and teach participants how to tackle these everyday challenges.

The event will also include seminars on digital engagement, positioning, pitches, selling the work, and evaluating creative.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Reporting directly to Michael Parisi, managing partner, Ms. Iler-Smith will ensure all agency work meets the highest caliber of creative accomplishment in addition to providing leadership and guidance within the creative department. Prior to rejoining the Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide network, Ms. Iler-Smith served as senior vice president, senior creative director at Biolumina, a pharmaceutical advertising agency in New York City, where she was one of three principals of the startup agency.

With more than fifteen years of strategic and creative leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Ms. Iler-Smith began her career as an assistant scientist, genetic toxicology at Schering-Plough, a pharmaceutical company in Kenilworth, NJ, that now takes the name of Merck & Co., Inc., after a merger of the two companies. Among the many senior-level positions she has held through her healthcare career: vice president, associate creative director at Thomas Ferguson Associates, part of CommonHealth; vice president, associate creative director/copy at Integrated Communications; senior vice president, creative director, Ferguson, part of CommonHealth; executive vice president, chief creative officer at Altum, a CommonHealth freestanding, full-service professional advertising and promotion company.

"I'm thrilled to have Diane join us as the Chief Creative Officer in the OCHWW New York office. Her inherent leadership qualities, professional knowledge and passion for great creative work are the perfect fit for our growing creative team. I've had the pleasure of partnering with Diane on many amazing professional successes throughout the years and I can honestly say that there is not a happier 'Ad Guy' on the planet!!" shared Michael Parisi.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 22 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, today announced the group won three trophies at the 50th Annual Art Directors Club of New Jersey (ADCNJ) Awards, held last Wednesday night at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany, NJ.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide won Gold in the Booklets and Brochures category for its work on a leading over-the-counter allergy medication. The network also won a Silver award in the Not-for-Profit Advertising category for a T-shirt designed for employees' participation in the American Heart Association's "Heart Walk," and a Bronze in the Promotional Poster Design category for creative developed for an oral contraception brand.

The ADCNJ honors the best in creative work from New Jersey-based agencies, art directors, designers, photographers, illustrators and videographers.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 10 - Amber Gilbert, SVP, Chief Strategy Officer from Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), has been named an industry Rising Star by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) at its 24th Woman of the Year award luncheon held yesterday at the Hilton in New York City.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Ms. Gilbert has more than 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry developing successful pricing, access and reimbursement strategies for leading biopharmaceutical companies. In her role at Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, she works with account teams to develop key strategies that drive the development of actionable tactics and implements successful execution on her assigned projects. Ms. Gilbert brings deep payer experience in a variety of specialty disease states including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, transplant, solid and liquid tumors, pulmonary arterial hypertension as well as a range of orphan and ultra-orphan conditions. Prior to Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide two years ago, she held various executive level positions at inVentiv Health, a global clinical, commercial and consulting services company, headquartered in Massachusetts.

Those selected by the HBA as Rising Stars are considered up-and-coming professionals in various sectors of the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advertising, public relations, medical education and market research, among other fields. Nominated by HBA's corporate members, the Rising Stars represent various career stages and disciplines, and have demonstrated noteworthy achievements and proven attention to advancing their careers.

The HBA is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement of women in the healthcare industry. Headquartered in New Jersey with chapters and affiliates nationwide, the HBA provides educational opportunities for both women and men to develop cutting-edge industry knowledge and leadership skills; recognizes outstanding women in the industry; provides opportunities for networking; creates greater visibility for women in the industry; fosters mentoring relationships; and serves as a conduit for research on career advancement issues. For further information on the HBA or to read more about all the honorees, please go to http://www.hbanet.org/2013-rising-stars.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 7 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced the hiring of Amy Graham as executive vice president, director of client services at Ogilvy CommonHealth Specialty Marketing, the network's full-service professional advertising and promotion company spanning every discipline with a focus on high-science and specialty areas, located in Parsippany, NJ.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Reporting directly to Michael Zilligen, president of the group, Ms. Graham will be responsible for developing and maintaining the group's ongoing client activities, relationships and services. Additionally, she will develop account team personnel and lead strategic and tactical planning initiatives. Most recently, Ms. Graham served as executive vice president, management director at GSW Worldwide's healthcare advertising offices in both Newton, PA, and New York City.

With more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Ms. Graham began her professional career as a manager of marketing and corporate communications for Seragen, Inc., a startup biotechnology company in Massachusetts that now operates as a subsidiary of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Among the many senior-level positions she has held throughout her tenure in healthcare marketing are: group manager of global marketing and sales at the American Red Cross' Biomedical Services/Plasma Operations division; director of marketing at Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical vaccines company; and executive vice president, director of client services at Interlink Healthcare Communications, Inc., a full-service healthcare advertising and medical education company located in Lawrenceville.

"We are thrilled to have Amy join the OCHWW network. Her passion and commitment to the specialty space and her thorough understanding of the science and marketing nuances in this field make her an ideal addition to our executive team," shared Michael Zilligen.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 1 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, announced today the group won three first-place certificates at the American Web Design Awards in the Desktop, Social Media + Networking, and Mobile categories for their 2012 Holiday E-card "Cookies Around the World" mobile app.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Each year, Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide designs a holiday card that is distributed to the company's clients, employees and vendors. In 2012 the group decided to build an interactive, festive mobile app. Based on the concept of connecting family and friends around the world during the holiday season, "Cookies Around the World" allowed users to upload and share Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide employees' cookie recipes with their loved ones—sharing delicious treats and holiday wishes.

The American Web Design Awards, part of Graphic Design USA, a news magazine for graphic designers and other creative professionals, recognizes excellence in websites, online communications, apps, social media, digital publishing and more.

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Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide Wins DxMA Award

PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 29 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, won first place at the DxMA Awards in the Best Professional Campaign category, for work developed for a leading over-the-counter allergy medication.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

The DxMA Awards, for Diagnostics Market Professionals, recognize the campaigns of the most strategic, creative and effective agencies in pharmaceutical and healthcare advertising. Winners in all DxMA Award categories were announced Wednesday night at ceremony held at Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue in Philadelphia, PA.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Mr. O'Neill, with nearly 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical marketing, will oversee the strategic planning, new business initiatives and all operations, procedures and policies at Ogilvy CommonHealth Wellness Marketing. He will report directly to Marc Weiner, managing partner of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, responsible for the network's NJ-based wellness, digital, and creative groups.

Mr. O'Neill began his career as a sales representative for Pfizer and later transitioned to the agency side of the industry. He has held various senior-level positions at Draftfcb Healthcare, a healthcare advertising agency, and Cline Davis & Mann, a healthcare communications company, both located in New York City. Prior to joining Ogilvy CommonHealth Wellness Marketing, Mr. O'Neill had more than 11 years' tenure at ICC Lowe, a Parsippany-based healthcare marketing business. He first signed on with ICC Lowe as EVP, director of client services, and was later promoted to general manager and then president of the agency. Most recently, he served as ICC Lowe Global Network's Chief Growth Officer, where he led acquisition plans for investments in digital, analytics and sales force optimization; overhauled the organization's business development and pitch processes; and expanded the network's global footprint in several key growth markets.

"We are extremely happy to welcome Paul onboard. Paul's natural leadership skills coupled with his expansive pharma background and vision for the changing health and wellness market, make him the ideal leader to further expand Ogilvy CommonHealth Wellness Marketing's services and offerings," shared Marc Weiner.

"I'm delighted to be joining Ogilvy CommonHealth Wellness Marketing due to the commitment and excellence they have consistently demonstrated in this critical category. My hope is to build upon this foundation to deliver even greater innovation to help our clients better meet the evolving needs of consumers and healthcare practitioners," said Mr. O'Neill.

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Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide Wins DTC National Advertising Award

PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 4 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, has won gold at Wednesday night's 2013 DTC National Advertising Awards in the Best Point of Care category for work done on a leading oral contraceptive brand.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

The DTC National Advertising Awards is part of the annual DTC National Conference. The event, sponsored by DTC Perspectives magazine, honors excellence in best practices, knowledge and insight for pharmaceutical marketers who are leading, creating and implementing direct-to-consumer communications.

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Ogilvy CommonHealth's Scalera to Present at the2013 DTC National Conference

PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 1 - Buddy Scalera of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, has been tapped to co-present a pre-conference digital workshop focusing on innovations in creative and marketing tactics, optimization of campaigns/channels, crafting content strategy and connecting to the engaged patient/caregiver at the 2013 DTC National Conference on April 2, at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC.

Mr. Scalera is SVP of Interactive Content at Ogilvy CommonHealth, part of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, a member of the DTC National Conference Board, the eDTC Revolution Conference Board and the DTC Perspectives Advisory Board. Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

This DTC Perspectives-sponsored event is focused on providing DTC marketers with an opportunity to learn from industry experts and discuss the latest innovations in direct-to-consumer marketing. The three-day convention, taking place April 2-4, will feature a wide array of keynote speakers, legislative experts and exclusive marketing case studies. For more information about the conference, please visit: www.cvent.com/events/2013-dtc-national-conference/event-summary-16f0d91afe954c9ab932b619722d4642.aspx

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Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide Nominated for Med Ad News Manny Award

PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 29 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, has been named a 2013 Med Ad News Manny Awards finalist in the Best Professional Campaign category, for work developed for a leading over-the-counter allergy medication.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

The Med Ad News Manny Awards, widely renowned in the healthcare industry and celebrating their 24th year, recognize the most successful, creative and innovative agencies in pharmaceutical and healthcare advertising.

Winners in all Manny Award categories will be announced on Thursday, April 25, at the Manny Awards ceremony, to be held at Pier Sixty in New York City.

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Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide Nominated for Two DTC National Advertising Awards

PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 14 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, has been named a finalist in two categories at the 2013 DTC National Advertising Awards.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide earned nominations in the Best Point of Care category for work done on a leading oral contraceptive brand and in the Best Disease Education - TV/Print category for creative developed for an opioid dependence medication.

The DTC National Advertising Awards is part of the annual DTC National Conference. The event, sponsored by DTC Perspectives magazine, honors excellence in best practices, knowledge and insight for pharmaceutical marketers who are leading, creating and implementing direct-to-consumer communications. All Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be announced at the DTC National Advertising Awards Dinner to be held on April 3 at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC.

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OGILVY COMMONHEALTH WORLDWIDE LAUNCHES MOSCOW BRANCH

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide launches a new brand on the Russian market—Ogilvy CommonHealth. This new agency, specializing in communications for the pharmaceutical and healthcare market, will form part of Ogilvy Group Russia.

Dr. Ekaterina Vaganova has been appointed Managing Director of the Ogilvy CommonHealth agency in Russia. She is a medical doctor who graduated from the Warsaw Medical Academy (Poland). Her professional career started in the pharmaceutical practice of PwC Poland, where she was involved in supporting the Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham merger. After her return to Russia in 2004, she joined Publicis Group Russia, leading and developing the pharmaceutical business unit.

"Health has always been a key human value. That's why emphasizing the importance of health-related products for our customers is a priority for us. We've built a first-class professional team—doctors, strategic planners, creatives and skilled communications managers—to deliver for our clients," said Dr. Vaganova.

"Ogilvy CommonHealth brings together the best of two worlds: scientific professional expertise and consumer innovation. This synthesis enables us to create the most incredible communication solutions that have real cut-through for our customers. We are seeing this in our network around the world. Now, with the changing market needs in Russia, we believe the Ogilvy CommonHealth offer is just what the healthcare sector needs here. And Ekaterina is the best person to lead this exciting challenge," said Gloria Gibbons, President, Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, Europe, Africa & Middle East.

The newly launched agency will be supported by the resources of Ogilvy Group Russia and also by the Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide network of expertise.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 6 - Dr. Brad Davidson of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, and Dr. Rob Malouf from San Diego State University have been selected to deliver a presentation on "Digital Primitives: the Anthropology of Social" at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Convention (sxsw.com) in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, March 9 at 11:00 AM.

Dr. Davidson is general manager of Ogilvy CommonHealth Behavioral Insights, part of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, and Dr. Malouf is an associate professor in the Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages department at San Diego State University. Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (ogilvy.com) network.

"Digital Primitives: the Anthropology of Social" will focus on the nature and function of online health-related communities of practice, specifically focusing on the best way to characterize and analyze these communities through a combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques. Dr. Davidson and Dr. Malouf will explore real-world examples of online health-related communities, the belief structures of groups, the fault-lines that exist, and what these analyses say about the real-world needs and experiences of community members. To learn more about this presentation, please visit bit.ly/12MFrFI.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide will be presenting an additional discussion—"Information Overload and Health Decisions"#8212;at the Interactive Convention on Sunday, March 10 at 11:00 AM. For more on this panel, please visit bit.ly/Ydo7Xh. Follow all of the SXSW action on Twitter at #SXSW and #SXSWOgilvy.

About SXSWSXSW is a set of music, interactive, and film festivals and conventions that have grown in popularity year-upon-year and have taken place every spring since 1987. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is a launch pad for new creative content. For more information, visit sxsw.com.

About SXSW InteractiveThe 20th annual SXSW Interactive Festival will take place March 8-12, 2013, in Austin, Texas. An incubator of cutting-edge technologies and digital creativity, the event features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. From hands on training to big-picture analysis of the future, SXSW Interactive has become the place to experience a preview of what is unfolding in the world of technology. For more information, visit sxsw.com/interactive.

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OGILVY COMMONHEALTH'S DAVIDSON AND SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY'S MALOUF TO PRESENT AT THE SEMANTICS IN HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES CONFERENCE

PARSIPPANY, N.J., February 21 - Dr. Brad Davidson, general manager of Ogilvy CommonHealth Behavioral Insights, part of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, and Dr. Rob Malouf, associate professor from the Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages department at San Diego State University, have been tapped to deliver a poster presentation on mapping scientific narratives at the annual Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS) conference on February 27th in Cambridge, MA.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (ogilvy.com) network.

Dr. Davidson and Dr. Malouf's poster presentation will focus on the issue of mapping scientific narratives, examining the use of corpus linguistics and computational lexicography in great detail and will provide real-world case studies of their application in analyzing scientific narratives.

The CSHALS conference, being held from February 27-March 1st, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, MA, offers a singular opportunity for academic and industry partners involved in developing and implementing semantically-interoperable technologies to share their insights and experience pertaining to Healthcare and Life Sciences. Topics to be covered in this year's conference span the continuum between standards development and big data workflows - the scope between Life Science data representation and its analysis. For more CSHALS conference information, visit: http://www.iscb.org/cshals2013

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OGILVY COMMONHEALTH WORLDWIDE AND SOCIAL@OGILVY TO PRESENT AS PART OF SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK

PARSIPPANY, N.J., February 15 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, and Social@Ogilvy (social.ogilvy.com), a global, cross-discipline team of social experts from across all of Ogilvy & Mather's businesses, will present two healthcare panels in conjunction with Social Media Week on Tuesday, February 19th, at 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM respectively, at Ogilvy & Mather's headquarters in New York City.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (ogilvy.com) network.

John Nosta, EVP, Senior Strategist at Ogilvy CommonHealth Specialty Marketing and Buddy Scalera, SVP, Interactive Content & Market Research at Ogilvy CommonHealth will co-present the first session—Mocial RX: Leveraging Mobile & Social in Healthcare with Andrea Hackett, Account Supervisor, Digital Strategy, at Social@Ogilvy. The panel will cover how mobile and social platforms influence behavior changes, remove barriers and add value to connected communities. To attend this session free of charge, visit bit.ly/mocialRX to register.

The second session, "Pharma & Social: Better Apart?," will be delivered by Chris Cullmann, VP, Digital Strategy, and Scott Friedberg, Director, Digital Strategy, both from Ogilvy CommonHealth, along with Andrew Teie, Senior Digital Strategist at Ogilvy & Mather. This presentation will discuss how pharma can add substantial value to various social media forums. To register for this free panel, visit bit.ly/SocPharma.

OCHWW invites those unable to attend the presentations in person at Ogilvy & Mather's headquarters in New York City to follow the action on Twitter #SMWOgilvy or watch the discussions live at bit.ly/XCae59 and bit.ly/12Pruvg.

Taking place twice a year, Social Media Week is a worldwide event exploring the social, cultural and economic impact of social media. 2013's first Social Media Week is being held February 18-22 in 10 cities around the globe. For more information about Social Media Week, please visit socialmediaweek.org.

Social@Ogilvy is the largest social media marketing communications network in the world. Named 2011 Global Digital/Social Consultancy of the Year by The Holmes Report, the practice leverages social media expertise across all Ogilvy & Mather disciplines, offering an extensive list of services within the foundational business solutions—Listening and Analytics; Social Business Solutions; Social Media Marketing and Communications; Social Shopping; Social CRM; Social Care; and Conversation Impact™.

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TWO OGILVY COMMONHEALTH WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEES INDUCTED INTO THE MEDICAL ADVERTISING HALL OF FAME'S FUTURE FAMERS PROGRAM

PARSIPPANY, N.J., February 5 - Lauren Pecorino, senior account executive and Rebecca Karger, copy supervisor from Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health-behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather, were named to the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame's (MAHF) second annual Future Famers Program at Tuesday night's awards dinner held at the Pierre Hotel in New Hotel in New York City.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities as part of the Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com) network.

Over the past decade, the MAHF has recognized those individuals who have made a lasting mark on healthcare advertising by inducting them into the Hall of Fame. The Future Famers Award recognizes those who are destined to leave their mark on the industry. To be eligible for the award, recipients should be in medical advertising for no more than five years (generally 30 years of age or younger) and have already made a significant contribution in the healthcare marketing arena. In addition, recipients must show a solid commitment to community service, either at a local or national level.

Ms. Pecorino became a member of the Ogilvy Healthworld New York City team in 2011 as a senior account executive. As such, she is responsible for supporting and fostering growing business within the agency and managing the daily activities of her designated accounts. Ms. Pecorino is also very involved in community volunteer work. Since high school, she has actively participated in local hospitals' children's arts and crafts programs.

Ms. Karger joined Ogilvy CommonHealth, the network's Parsippanyï¿½based office, in 2006 as an executive assistant in the medical education group. Over the past six years, Ms. Karger became a respected copywriter and now oversees the creative output for her assigned brands. She is also extremely passionate about building a healthier, greener community and world — she was recently recognized for initiating the "I'm good for 20" program supporting local produce and farmer's markets.

The MAHF was founded in 1996 to preserve the history of the medical advertising profession and honor its founders. Its members include roughly three dozen leading healthcare advertising agencies and medical publishers. For information on the MAHF, visit its web site at www.mahf.com, or contact David Gideon, executive director at david@mahf.com.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

CMW Health Summit brings together the leading healthcare business and consumer brands to network and learn about the challenges of creating valuable and compelling stories to attract and retain customers in the healthcare industry. CMI teaches marketers how to own their media channels to attract and maintain new customers. The group offers real-world how-to advice about content marketing in any venue: online, mobile, in-person and in print. For CMW Health Summit information, visit: http://health.contentmarketingworld.com/

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Ms. Dobry and Mr. Urban join Michael Parisi and Marc Weiner in the important leadership role of managing partners and together the team holds direct responsibility for the network's client-facing agencies and skill centers in the US. With their new appointments, the two also become members of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide's Global Executive Committee, along with Matt Giegerich, Emma Sergeant, Gloria Gibbons, Marc Weiner, Michael Parisi, Robert Saporito, and Susan DiDonato.

Ms. Dobry joined Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide seven years ago, and began her tenure with the company as the president of Carbon (a then CommonHealth agency). As managing partner, she will oversee the Ogilvy CommonHealth Medical Marketing, Ogilvy CommonHealth Specialty Marketing and Ogilvy CommonHealth Medical Media groups within the network.

Mr. Urban has been with the company for eight years and has most recently served as president of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide's two US-based payer marketing agencies and as the organization's executive director, client development and engagement. In his new role, Mr. Urban will be responsible for Ogilvy CommonHealth Payer Marketing, Healthworld Payer Marketing, and Ogilvy CommonHealth Medical Education, as well as all US-based new business initiatives for the company.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Wellness Marketing's name change further highlights the group's increased focus on helping brands become an integral part of consumers' and patients' lives for healthier living, particularly as they find themselves more and more responsible for managing their own health and well-being.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Behavioral Insights' rebranding is in keeping with the unit's focus on observational research, linguistic and ethnographic, relating to health and healthcare behaviors. This name change also will serve to differentiate the group from its internal partners at Ogilvy Healthworld Marketing Analytics & Consulting, whose name accurately reflects their expertise in back-end quantitative business analytics.

Matt Giegerich, Chairman & CEO of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, said, "This decision to rebrand these two groups is a result of our ongoing determination to provide clarity and focus in all our business efforts. We believe this better reflects the service offerings at each unit."

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 10 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced four of the network's 2012 Global Awards entries were awarded finalist certificates on Thursday night at the two international gala presentations held concurrently at the Helen Mills Event Space & Theater in New York City and at the Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

The Ogilvy Healthworld office located in Brazil took home two winning certificates in the "Communication to the Consumer—Print Media/Outdoor," and "Communication to the Consumer—Social Commitment/Outdoor" categories for work created for a Parkinson's disease awareness campaign and for a hair-loss lotion campaign, respectively. The network's Parsippany-based group was awarded a finalist certificate for the development of a leading oral contraceptive's website in the "Communication to the Healthcare Professional—Video, Audio, Interactive Media/Online Media" category. Ogilvy Healthworld in Sydney, Australia, also won a certificate for a mixed media osteoporosis campaign in the "Communication to the Healthcare Professional—Promotional Marketing Integrated Campaign" category.

Now in its 18th year, the Global Awards are an international competition dedicated to honoring excellence in healthcare communications. The Global Awards receives entries from healthcare corporations, hospitals, advertising agencies, production companies, and design studios that produce communications for medical, pharmaceutical, and healthcare related products and services. The Global Awards Advisory Board and Grand Jury are comprised of a panel of prominent international industry experts, representing the top creative minds in the field of healthcare advertising.

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OGILVY COMMONHEALTH WORLDWIDE WINS SILVER ATTHE RX CLUB AWARDS

PARSIPPANY, N.J., November 30 - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), the health behavior experts of Ogilvy & Mather (www.ogilvy.com), today announced that the Parsippany-based group won a Silver award in the visual/sales/detail aid category at Wednesday night's Rx Club Awards, held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. The award-winning detail aid was created as part of a leading over-the-counter (OTC) allergy campaign. Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide also took home 12 Awards of Excellence in a variety of categories, including four entries from the group's office in Brazil and one for the network's 2011 Global Holiday E-card.

Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY, www.wpp.com). The organization houses and maintains individual Ogilvy CommonHealth and Ogilvy Healthworld brand identities within the marketplace.

Founded in 1986 by Ina and Carveth Kramer, The Rx Club continues to honor the creative aspects of pharmaceutical product advertising and promotion. The show is judged in various categories by a panel of industry experts and is based solely on creativity. Creative concept and execution remain the only criteria for merit—not media buy or budget—simply creativity.